HIGHLIGHT CLIPPING AND COLOUR SATURATION

following on from the previous exercise, colour saturation

is affected by the quality if light available when setting

the exposure levels.

Exposure setting in the last exercise were set

based on the variation between the extreme 

highlight and the extreme shadow.

This exposure settings not only changes the

variation between the amount of light captured

but it also is about the control of the light

tonal range and colour balance.

When taking the image the colour can be set 

based on the light available and this can

balance the colour quality of the light, such

as cloudy skies can give a blue tone hue to 

images so you can counterbalance by adding

more red when taking the image.

The raw images below show the variation

on colour tones based on the exposure setting

for the variation of light of the dark background

and the extreme light from the sun burst in the 

background of the image.

exposure set @ f25
iso 200

tripod

0.5s

1/4 sec

1/8 sec

1/10 sec

the exposure variations are minimal but the overall tone

levels are of a greater effect than that of the exposure

changes.